The master patches are the natural sound as they were recorded each with a corresponding “Slam” patch which has a bigger and more aggressive sound. So lets dig in – click on the video below to see what Meena thought about the library.

This week Meena Shamaly looked at the new sample library by Vir 2 called “Cinematic Thunder: Epic Orchestral Toms”. Cinematic Thunder is an orchestral tom library containing four master patches: Solo Sticks Solo Mallets Group Hits Group Random. The master patches are the natural sound as they were recorded each with a corresponding “Slam” patch which has a bigger and more aggressive sound. So lets dig in – click on the video below to see what Meena thought about the library.

Cinematic Thunder is available at Big Fish Audio for $199.95 and requires Kontakt 5 or above.

Vir 2 – Cinematic Thunder Review

Vir 2 – Cinematic Thunder Review

2014-02-27

Meena Shamaly

Vir2 – Cinematic Thunder

INSTALLATION – 100%

PATCHES – 90%

INTERFACE – 85%

SOUND – 90%

VALUE – 85%

90

90%

Cinematic Thunder delivers punch, impact, dynamic, and excellent sound quality. All it lacks is velocity curve control on the interface, a minor setback in an otherwise very-well crafted library.

90

Written by: Meena Shamaly

Meena Shamaly is a composer, artist, multi-instrumentalist and performance poet based in Melbourne, Australia. His music covers a wide range of styles and sensibilities and often intersects with his poetry. He is part of international production house EON Sounds, working on various film, TV, video game, and production library projects.

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